Saralnama
Shubman Gill will miss the Duleep Trophy 2025 starting on 28 Aug in Bengaluru due to illness. Ankit Kumar, a 27-year-old batter from Haryana, will captain North Zone in his place. Gill was named captain but is resting at home. Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana will play only the opening match before joining the Asia Cup squad. Bengal’s Abhimanyu Easwaran will captain East Zone. Other players like Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar will also play for East Zone. The tournament begins with North Zone facing East Zone at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground. (Updated 27 Aug 2025, 07:06 IST; source: link)